President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is open to bombing drug cartels in Mexico .

The Trump administration has pressured Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for months to do more to target drug lords funneling narcotics such as fentanyl into the United States, even enacting 25% “emergency” tariffs against the country over the issue in February.

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This week, Trump said, “I didn’t say I’m doing it, but I would be proud to” carry out military strikes targeting cartel members in Mexico, similar to the controversial and deadly strikes Washington has authorized on doze

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